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Random COVID-19 Tests Mandatory at Nuke Weapons Lab

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020

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Random COVID-19 Tests Mandatory at Nuke Weapons Lab

Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo: LANL

Random tests for COVID-19 infection are now mandatory for personnel reporting to work at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a recent note to personnel. Essentially, anyone on-site, including subcontractors, could be scheduled for a test by the lab’s Occupational Medicine department. “Participation in the testing program is mandatory ... and is a condition of employment,” the undated note from May reads. Anybody selected for a random COVID-19 test will get a few days notice,…

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